Improved animal-trap



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Letters Patent IV 91,7 44, dated June 2 2, 1869.

IMPROVE!) Atrauma-TRAP;`

The Schedulereferred to in these Letters Patent and making part'.` of the same.

To all whom it 'may con-cera.-

Be it known that I, GHARLESJIENERT, of the city and county of lVashington, in the District of Columbia, have invented a new and.usefulImprovement'in Animal-Traps; and I do hereby declare that thefollowing is a clear, full, andl exaetdescription. thereof', suliicient to enable others skilled in the art to which my invention appertains, to fully understand land use the same, reference being had lto the accompanying drawings, making part of this specification. o This invention has'for its objectto make an animaltmp, which -is simple in construction, and effective, with suretyr in its results; and

It consists in the peculiar arrangement of a cage, as commonly employed. in that class of traps, with a baitliook shell, by means of which the animal is safely entrapped; also providing the cage with a weapon, fory destroying the life of the animal after being caught. In the drawingsz Figure I represents a sectional view of my improved animal-trap Figure II, a top View of the same and Figure III represents a sectional view of the shell. I shall now proceed to describe my invention, 'with reference to the drawing, like lettersv referring to like parts in the several figures.

A. is the cage, of any convenient form, and any suit? able material, having apertures F, to enable a person to look within the interior ofthe same.

material, being of inclined shape, as plainly shown `iu Fi". I.

I] is the bait-hook, rigidly, or otherwise, secured to the top ofthe shell B.

E is the weapon, connected with the rod D, or the former may be made iu one piece with the rod. The function to be performed by the weapon E, is to stab, cut, or otherwise injure the animal in the cage, through which death is effected. Y

In the drawings, the weapon is shown as anenlarged end of the rod, formed in tines, and provided withoutting-edges. However, any convenient device effecting the same result may be used, if desired, as I do not wish to confine myself, to the peculiar form shown.

G is a pin, holding up the weapon, as shown in Figs. y

I and II.

a is an opening, at or about the centre, in the top of the cage, of suticieut length to permit the rod D free play.

The opera-tionv is as follows:

The shell, with the bait-hook, is stationed at the desired place, the latter being provided with the usual contrivances to entice the animal.

The rod D is held up in the position shown in Fig. I, by the pin G.

The'cage'now is placed in a somewhat inclined position, by resting its lower circumference on the top edge of the shell B, all of which is plainly shown in Fig. I. i

The trap is now ready for the animal, which will naturallytravel under the cage, (the shell and cage being placed in such relation to each other, that access only can be had by going within or under the cage,) afterthemeat or bait with which the hook C is covered. v

'In this act of securing the bait, the shell B will slip inside of the cage, and the cage, being left without support, will descend; thus the animal is entrapped.

It' it is desirable to kill the animal while in the prison, the pin G is removed, and, through the weapon E D,

l `the animal may be stabbed, or otherwise injured, tosc- VB is a shell, of wood, metal, porcelain, or any other` cure death.

The main recommendation of my improved trap, is its simplicity in construction, and its general useful- Having thus described my invention, \Vhat I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The perforated cage A, the shell B, and bait-hook G, in combination with the weapon D E, or its equivalent, substantially as described.

Witnesses: CHARLES HENEBJ'I.

JOHN OHRIsTMAN, NiKoLAus GHRISTMAN. 

